Superconducting single-photon detector with a speed of 5 GHz and a photon number resolution of 61

Tianzhu Zhang; Jia Huang; Xingyu Zhang; Chaomeng Ding; Huiqin Yu; You Xiao; Chaolin Lv; Xiaoyu Liu; Zhen Wang; Lixing You; Xiaoming Xie; Hao Li

doi:10.1364/PRJ.522714

Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 6, 1328(2024)

Superconducting single-photon detector with a speed of 5 GHz and a photon number resolution of 61 Editors' Pick

Tianzhu Zhang^1,2、†, Jia Huang^1、†, Xingyu Zhang¹, Chaomeng Ding^1,2, Huiqin Yu¹, You Xiao¹, Chaolin Lv³, Xiaoyu Liu¹, Zhen Wang^1,2, Lixing You^1,2, Xiaoming Xie^1,2, and Hao Li^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹Shanghai Key Laboratory of Superconductor Integrated Circuit Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China

²Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

³Photon Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., Jiaxing 314100, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Mar. 5, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 15, 2024

Published Online: May. 30, 2024

The Author Email: Hao Li (lihao@mail.sim.ac.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.522714

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.522714

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